Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Snow Lake Shores (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Snow Lake Shores. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Snow Lake Shores ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Snow Lake Shores: Snow Lk. Shrs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Marshall, Tippah, Union, Fayette (TN) & Hardeman (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Snow Lake Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snow Lake Shores:
- Benton County (The home county of Snow Lake Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Michigan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- DeSoto County
- Ingrams Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Abbeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Hudsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Atway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Red Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Taska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Cayce
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Byhalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tate County
- Wyatte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Whitten Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Gravestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Falkner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Dumas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Darden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Glenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Molino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- New Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Grand Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Forty Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Williston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- New Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Piperton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Canadaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Saulsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Rogers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Hickory Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Essary Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Shelby County (TN)
- Collierville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snow Lake Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Snow Lake Shores.
Cemeteries Near Snow Lake Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snow Lake Shores.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Snow Lake Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snow Lake Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Bogard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Governor Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Snow Lake Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snow Lake Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snow Lake Shores, with the one closest to Snow Lake Shores listed first.
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colbert ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colbert is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Lamar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hudsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Michigan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Early Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Early Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
- Hickory Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snow Lake Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snow Lake Shores.
Newspapers Published in Snow Lake Shores ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snow Lake Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snow Lake Shores, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snow Lake Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Snow Lake Shores:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Snow Lake Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snow Lake Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |